Handbook on the European Arrest Warrant [Hardcover]

Rob Blekxtoon (Editor), Wouter van Ballegooij (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 25, 2004 | ISBN-10: 9067041815 | ISBN-13: 978-9067041812 | Edition: 1st Edition.

On 13 June 2002 the Framework Decision on the European Arrest Warrant and Surrender Procedures between Member States of the European Union (EAW) was adopted by the Council of the European Union. The Framework Decision must be implemented by all current and future members of the European Union in their respective legal systems. This handbook offers an introduction to the EAW, its origin and its implications. It sets out the history of extradition as a legal system and compares the EAW with the old system. It includes the full text of the EAW with commentaries per paragraph. Attention is paid to procedural rules as well as to special issues, such as the principles of reciprocity and mutual trust, ne bis in idem, verdicts in absentia and the double criminality rule. The relation of EAW with other relevant legal instruments, including those concerning human rights and procedural safeguards, is also covered.

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Book Description

On 13 June 2002 the Framework Decision on the European Arrest Warrant and Surrender Procedures between Member States of the European Union (EAW) was adopted by the Council of the European Union. Written by legal experts--practitioners and academics--this handbook offers an introduction to the EAW, its origin and its implications. It covers the history of extradition as a legal system and compares the EAW with the old system of extradition between the Member States. It includes the full text of the EAW with commentaries per paragraph.

About the Author

Vice-President, President Extradition Chamber, District Court of Amsterdam.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 300 pages
• Publisher: T.M.C. Asser Press; 1st Edition. edition (November 25, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9067041815
• ISBN-13: 978-9067041812
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 6.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,185,910 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)